Engelska

paperback

gb/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/ us/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
A2 Engelska
~ 2100
Betydelser
0 betydelser
Substantiv A2 entity
1

Book with a paper cover

A book with a soft paper cover, not a hard one.

Användningsmönster: [someone] buys [a paperback]
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'paperback' with 'notebook', but 'paperback' refers to a published book, not blank pages for writing.
Synonymer
softcover (More technical publishing term for the same type of book.) | pocketbook (Mainly US informal term; can also mean a woman's handbag, so context matters.)
Antonymer
hardcover (A book bound with rigid protective covers, opposite of paperback.)
Ordkombinationer
paperback edition |paperback book |buy a paperback |in paperback |paperback copy
Teman
books |publishing |reading |daily life |education |arts_entertainment |core_vocabulary
Exempel
  • I bought the paperback version because it was cheaper.
  • The novel will be released in paperback next month.
  • She prefers reading paperbacks because they're lighter to carry.
  • He found an old paperback on the train.
  • This bookstore has a large selection of second-hand paperbacks.
Exempel för inlärare
  • I read a paperback on the bus.
  • This paperback is very cheap.
  • He likes paperback books.
  • She bought a paperback at the shop.
Grammatik
Grundform
paperback
IPA
GB/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
US/pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
Stavelser och betoning
pa - per - back (3 stavelser)
Stress on 1st syllable (pa)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: paperback
  • Plural: paperbacks
Ordfamilj
Forms
paperbacks noun
Related words
paper noun A1 book noun A1
Negative and opposite forms
hardback noun hardcover noun A2
Advanced or less common
paperbound adjective
Uttryck

in paperback

1
/ˈɪn pˈeɪpɚbˌæk/
fixed phrase

Available as a softcover book

When a book is sold in a soft paper cover instead of a hard cover.

Exempel
  • The biography is now available in paperback.
  • Her first novel came out in paperback last year.

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